CIC Persecution News Headlines
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PERSECUTION NEWS HEADLINES - for the week ending July 11, 2026
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Please continue to uphold Cuba in your prayers “Please convey my gratitude to all the brothers and friends who help us. We have no words to thank you enough. You are invaluable instruments in our lives, families, and ministries. We are so grateful and deeply appreciate all your support during these dark and difficult times. I just want you to know that we love you very much in Jesus Christ. Thank you so much.” - Pastor Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo |
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India’s latest FCRA changes raise concerns for Gospel work From tighter paperwork to tighter pressure, India’s latest Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) regulations could make ministry even more difficult for Christian organizations. |
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Report: Christians Face Deadly Persecution as Nigeria’s Violence Escalates Tens of thousands of Christians have been killed in Nigeria over the past six years, many in attacks blamed on radicalized Fulani militant groups, according to a new report by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa. |
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Inside China's Underground Church China doesn't want young people to hear about Jesus. But it's happening anyway. |
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Dr. Bob Fu Celebrates Pastor Ezra Jin’s Release (Thanks Supporters) This week: Prayers are answered as Beijing Zion Church pastor Ezra Jin is released. Eleven years after the 709 Crackdown, authorities continue targeting human rights lawyers who defended persecuted Christians. Cancer-stricken Pastor John Cao shares daily poems of faith after radiation therapy. Pastor Wang Lin faces upgraded charges while his lawyer is blocked from case files. |
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Strikes expose goals of Iranian regime and a people longing for breakthrough A Christian multi-media ministry is reconnecting with viewers in Iran after a nationwide internet blackout left millions isolated from the outside world for nearly three months. |
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Internet restoration brings renewed connection and hope for isolated believers in Iran The June memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran appears to be over after the US reimposed oil sanctions and the two nations resumed an exchange of regional strikes this week. |
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URGENT: Persecuted Missionaries in Nigeria Need Help Assaults by bandits and Islamic extremists have increased across northern Nigeria in recent days, and assisted missionaries are among those affected. |
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Iran Moves To Seize Tehran’s Oldest Protestant Church Iranian authorities are moving to confiscate Tehran’s historic St. Peter’s Evangelical Church and evict Christian families from the church compound, marking another escalation in the Islamic Republic’s long campaign to suppress Protestant Christianity and restrict public Christian worship. |
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Christian Acquitted In Pakistan Blasphemy Case As New Attack Fuels Fears A court in Pakistan’s Punjab province has acquitted Dennis Albert, a Christian man who had spent nearly 19 months in custody in a blasphemy case, but concerns remained Wednesday over the safety of Christians in the region after reports that another Christian family’s home was torched in an alleged revenge attack. |
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Protest Erupts in Pakistan after Christian Framed for 'Blasphemy' Desecrated page of Quran mailed to incite Muslim mob, sources say. |
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Tensions Inflamed by Blasphemy Accusation in Pakistan Relatives of pastor compelled to issue apology. |
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Venezuela earthquake survivors still in shock Nearly two weeks after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela’s capital region, survivors have entered a second phase of crisis. |
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Miracle on Independence Day: Pastor Ezra Jin is Free! Since October 2025, you have been faithfully praying for Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri. Today we rejoice with you and the global Body of Christ as this dear brother has been released from detention and safely arrived in Los Angeles on July 4, 2026—an extraordinary Independence Day miracle. |
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Maharashtra poised to become India’s 13th anti-conversion state Maharashtra is on the verge of becoming India’s 13th state with an anti-conversion law. |
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Sudan’s war leaves a generation of children without safety or school Three years of war in Sudan have left millions of children without protection, education, food, or other basic services. |
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Chinese Underground Church Leader Released From Prison, Reunites With Family In US Chinese underground church leader Ezra Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and reunited with his family in the United States, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Worthy News learned Sunday. |
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Christian Advocates Urge Pakistan Probe Into Blasphemy Cases, Greater Protection For Minorities Christian advocates urged Pakistan’s government on Saturday to establish an independent commission to investigate what they describe as the “Blasphemy Business Group” following the death in custody of a Christian facing controversial blasphemy charges. |
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Indonesia: American Mission Pilot Killed In Papua As US Monitors Investigation Indonesia’s military confirmed Friday it had recovered the body of an American mission pilot who was shot dead by separatist rebels in the country’s restive eastern Papua region, as the U.S. government said it was closely monitoring the investigation. |
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Christian in Pakistan Acquitted of Blasphemy Charge Catholic inadvertently stepped on papers exiting rickshaw. |
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Christian Campus Group Leaders in Nigeria Remain Missing Scripture Union director and seven others abducted in June. |
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